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Imelda Balchin obtained her medical degree from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. She has 16 years clinical experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology in United Kingdom, including the management of high risk pregnancies, maternal medicine and fetal medicine in 5 regional tertiary centres (St. Mary's Hospital for Women & Children Manchester, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital London, University College Hospital London, The Royal London Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary & St. James University Hospital Leeds). She completed the specialist training programme in O&G in London, followed by a subspecialist accreditation in Maternal and Fetal Medicine (RCOG, UK).

In addition, Imelda Balchin has 10 years research experience in perinatal epidemiology (stillbirth, neonatal death and preterm birth), and works in close collaboration with Public Health & Epidemiology Dept, Infetious Diseases Unit and Neonatologists. She obtained an MSc in Modern Epidemiology, Public Health, Infectious Diseases & Biostatistics (Imperial College London) and a Doctorate research degree in Obstetric/Perinatal Epidemiology (Imperial College London). In 2008, she was an honorary research fellow at the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Death and Child Health (CEMACH, UK). In 2009, she was appointed as a Walport NIHR clinical lecturer at the Department of Public Health (UCL) with a focus on Obstetric Epidemiology. She has published in high impact Journals including the British Medical Journal, and received multiple awards and prizes for research and presentations of her research, including a book award. 

She continues to be an active researcher, educator and clinician, overseeing the management of High Risk pregnancies in UMMC.